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France: Rain gives ‘breath’ in fight against massive fire in southwest

Fires in France | Font: AFP or licensors | Photographer: THIBO MORITZ

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Arrival rain the night from Saturday to Sunday gave some “breathing space” in the fight against the vast fire, which has already scorched 7,400 hectares in the south-west of France.

The situation “improved significantly overnight” thanks to the rains, Lt. Col. Arnaud Mendouss of the Gironde regional fire department confirmed.

“This gives us a breather, but does not mean the end of the fight. land very dry,” Menduss added.

About 3,000 people have been evacuated since Monday.

About 400 firefighters from Germany, Romania, Poland, Austria, Greece and Italy they went to the area to help their French counterparts.

Fires in France

A month ago two giant fires They burned almost 21,000 hectares of land south of Bordeaux.

According to satellite measurements of the European Information System on Forest fires (EFFIS), this year they burned down in France over 60,000 ha.

During a historic drought, the area burned is three times the average for the last ten years in France.

country He hopes he can breathe in his fight against the fires after the heat wave ends and the storms arrive this Sunday.

(According to AFP)


Source: RPP

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